Biography

Binikas, Andrew (Binikos, Andres; Bankos, Andrus); b. July 25, 1893; Greek American; 2 years prior military service; Single; Seaman and Mason; No political affiliation; Received Passport# 364848 on February 1, 1937 which listed his address as 412 South 5th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Sailed February 6, 1937 aboard the Paris; Arrived in Spain on October 16, 1938; Served with the XV BDE, Lincoln-Washington BN; last unit Lincoln-Washington Kitchen; Rank Soldado; Returned to the US on November 5, 1938 aboard the President Roosevelt.

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Source: Sail; Scope of Soviet Activity; Americans; Inventory North Americans; XV BDE, Pay; RGASPI; Greek, Ancestry L-W Tree.